English Language

English is the most widely spoken language worldwide. It originated in England and is spoken in England, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and throughout the Caribbean (The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica etc.) It is a first language to almost 400 million people worldwide.

English is also widely spoken in many African countries and also in India

The image(top right) shows the distribution of the English language worldwide. Dark blue being countries where English is spoken as a first language and light blue being where English is not a first language but is still widely spoken.